Rose of Empty Chairs

from Through Life by Antony Rotunno

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She’s all alone, no one in her sphere
She’s sitting on her throne, queen of nothing
A rose by another name, nothing to gain

I call the meek and the mild
All together, misfits together
Doing the push and the pull, egos to spare

I know it’s hard but you’ve got to let it go
She’s vacant, just a figment
Not a catch to anyone but you

Hidden forces everywhere and being alive is just not fair
Rows and rows of empty chairs, don’t know if I still really care

I call us all together, to kill each other
Act out our warped destinies
It’s just a state of mind, my puns have ceased to rhyme

Speak to your pain, let it rain
You’re not insane
Searching for self-fame
Making up your gains

I know it’s hard but you’ve got to let it go
She’s vacant, just a figment
Not a catch to anyone but you

Hidden forces everywhere and being alive is just not fair
Rows and rows of empty chairs, don’t know if I still really care
Bear with me, put on my mask
Plough through this shit just one more time
It’s all a state of mind, my puns have lost their rhyme

Hidden forces everywhere and being alive is just not fair
Rows and rows of empty chairs, don’t know if I still really care
Rows and rows of empty chairs
Rose of empty chairs

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from Through Life, released July 22, 2019
Antony Rotunno- acou gtr, Nashville gtr, bass, percussion, lead/backing vocals
Kester Jones- Rhodes piano, keyboard drone, percussion
Simon Hughes- cajon, percussion
David Ernsberger- backing vocals

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